Al-abara simply laughed and lifted one finger, and the carpet carried her high out of our reach.Illus. Kaja Foglio

Alchor's TombBuy, 4, RareArtifact2tap: Change the color of target permanent you control to a color of your choice. Use counters. Cost to cast, tap, maintain, or use a special ability of card remains unchanged.

Illus. Jesper Myrfors

Arena of the AncientsBuy, 3, RareArtifactAll legends become tapped when Arena comes into play. Legends do not untap as normal during the untap phase.

Illus. Tom Wänerstrand

Black Mana BatteryBuy, 4, UncommonArtifact2, tap: Put one counter on Black Mana Battery.tap: Add B to your mana pool. Remove as many counters as you wish. For each counter removed add B to your mana pool. This ability is played as an interrupt.

Illus. Anson Maddocks

Blue Mana BatteryBuy, 4, UncommonArtifact2tap: Put one counter on Blue Mana Battery.tap: Add U to your mana pool. Remove as many counters as you wish. For each counter removed add U to your mana pool. This ability is played as an interrupt.

Illus. Amy Weber

Bronze HorseBuy, 7, RareArtifact Creature [4/4]TrampleDamage done to Bronze Horse by spells which target it is reduced to zero as long as you control another creature.

Forethought AmuletBuy, 5, RareArtifactPay 3 during your upkeep or Forethought Amulet is destroyed. If you receive more than 2 damage from a sorcery or instant source, that damage is reduced to 2.

Illus. Melissa A. Benson

Gauntlets of ChaosBuy, 5, RareArtifact5: Sacrifice Gauntlets of Chaos. Take control of target land, creature, or artifact. Then give former controller of that permanent control of a target permanent of the same type under your control. You each control these permanents until game ends. Gauntlets of Chaos does not tap or untap these permanents. Enchantments on traded permanents are destroyed.

Illus. Dan Frazier

Green Mana BatteryBuy, 4, UncommonArtifact2tap: Put one counter on Green Mana Battery.tap: Add G to your mana pool. Remove as many counters as you wish. For each counter removed add G to your mana pool. This ability is played as an interrupt.

Illus. Christopher Rush

HammerheimBuy, UncommonLegendary Landtap: Add R to your mana pooltap: Remove all landwalking ability from target creature until end of turn.

“‘Tis distance lends enchantment to the view,/ And robes the mountain in its azure hue.” —Thomas Campbell, “Pleasures of Hope”Illus. Bryon Wackwitz

“To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee/ One clover, and a bee,/ And revery.” —Emily DickinsonIllus. Nicola Leonard

Knowledge VaultBuy, 4, RareArtifact2tap: Take a card from your library without looking at it and place it face down under Knowledge Vault. Sacrifice Knowledge Vault to discard entire hand and take the cards under the vault into your hand. If Knowledge Vault leaves play, put all cards underit in your graveyard.

Illus. Amy Weber

Kry ShieldBuy, 2, UncommonArtifact2tap: Target creature you control deals no damage this turn, but gains +0/+X until end of turn, where X is the casting cost of target creature.

Illus. Richard Thomas

Life ChiselBuy, 4, UncommonArtifactSacrifice a creature during your upkeep to gain life equal to creature's toughness.

Illus. Anthony S. Waters

Life MatrixBuy, 4, RareArtifact4tap: During your upkeep, put one counter on target creature. You may remove this counter at any time to regenerate that creature.

Illus. Amy Weber

Mana MatrixBuy, 6, RareArtifactPay up to 2 less than required whenever casting an instant, interrupt, or enchantment spell.

Illus. Mark Tedin

Marble PriestBuy, 5, UncommonArtifact Creature [3/3]All walls able to block Marble Priest must do so. Walls able to block more than one creature can still do so. If blocking wall is compelled to block more creatures than it is legally able to, defender chooses which of these attacking creatures to block, but must block as many creatures as it legally can. Damage dealt to Marble Priest from walls during combat is reduced to 0.

Illus. Melissa A. Benson

Mirror UniverseBuy, 6, RareArtifacttap: Sacrifice Mirror Universe during your upkeep, and trade your number of lives with opponent. For example, if you had 2 life points and your opponent had 10, you would now have 10 life points and your opponent would have 2. Effects that prevent or redirect damage may not be used to counter this change of life.

North StarBuy, 4, RareArtifact4, tap: You may cast one spell this turn by paying its casting cost with any type of mana. For example, 2GG becomes 4. However, the card still retains its original color. This ability is played as an interrupt.

Illus. Kaja Foglio

Nova PentacleBuy, 4, RareArtifact3tap: Redirect damage done to you from one source to target creature of opponent's choice.

Red Mana BatteryBuy, 4, UncommonArtifact2tap: Put one counter on Red Mana Battery.tap: Add R to your mana pool. Remove as many counters as you wish. For each counter removed add R to your mana pool. This ability is played as an interrupt.

SentinelBuy, 4, RareArtifact Creature [1/*]The * in the lower right hand corner is 1 when cast. While blocking, you may choose to change * to equal one plus the power of target creature sentinel blocks this turn. While attacking, you may choose to change * to equal one plus the power of target creature that blocks Sentinel this turn.

Sword of the AgesBuy, 6, RareArtifactSword of the Ages comes into play tapped.tap: Sacrifice Sword of the Ages and as many creatures as you choose. Sword does the combined power of these creatures in damage to one target. Sacrificed creatures and Sword are then removed from the game entirely.

Illus. Dan Frazier

The Tabernacle at Pendrell ValeBuy, RareLegendary LandAll creatures now require an upkeep cost of 1 in addition to any other upkeep costs they may have. If the upkeep cost for a creature is not paid, the creature is destroyed.

Illus. Nicola Leonard

TolariaBuy, UncommonLegendary Landtap: Add U to your mana pooltap: During upkeep remove the banding or bands with other ability from target creature until end of turn.

Triassic EggBuy, 4, RareArtifact3tap: Put one counter on Triassic Egg. If there are at least two such counters, you may sacrifice Triassic Egg to take any creature from your hand or graveyard and put it directly into play. Treat this creature as though it were just summoned.

UrborgBuy, UncommonLegendary Landtap: Add B to your mana pooltap: Remove first strike ability or swampwalk ability from target creature until end of turn.

“Resignedly beneath the sky/ The melancholy waters lie./ So blend the turrets and shadows there/ That all seem pendulous in air,/ While from a proud tower in town/ Death looks gigantically down.” —Edgar Allan Poe, “The City in the Sea”Illus. Bryon Wackwitz

Voodoo DollBuy, 6, RareArtifactPut one counter on Voodoo Doll during your upkeep. If Voodoo Doll is not tapped at end of your turn, it does X damage to you and is destroyed. X equals the number of counters on Voodoo Doll.XXtap: Voodoo Doll does X damage to any one target.

Illus. Sandra Everingham

White Mana BatteryBuy, 4, UncommonArtifact2tap: Put one counter on White Mana Battery.tap: Add W to your mana pool. Remove as many counters as you wish. For each counter removed add W to your mana pool. This ability is played as an interrupt.

Divine InterventionBuy, 6WW, RareEnchantmentPut two counters on this card. Remove a counter during your upkeep. When you remove the last counter from Divine Intervention, the game is over and considered a draw.

Glyph of LifeBuy, W, CommonInstantDamage done to target wall by attacking creatures is added to your life point total.

Any wall can be battered down, but at what cost?Illus. Susan Van Camp

Great DefenderBuy, W, UncommonInstantTarget creature gains +0/+X until end of turn where X is the creature's casting cost.

Illus. Mark Poole

Great WallBuy, 2W, UncommonEnchantmentCreatures with plainswalk may be blocked as if they did not have this ability.

Illus. Sandra Everingham

Greater Realm of PreservationBuy, 1W, UncommonEnchantment1W: Prevents all damage against you from one red or black source. If a source does damage to you more than once in a turn, you must pay 1W each time you want to prevent the damage.

Illus. NéNé Thomas

Heaven's GateBuy, W, UncommonInstantChanges the color of one or more target creatures to white until end of turn. You choose which and how many creatures are affected. Costs to tap, maintain, or use a special ability of target creatures remain entirely unchanged.

Illus. Douglas Shuler

Holy DayBuy, W, CommonInstantCreatures attack and block as normal, but none deal any damage. All attacking creatures are still tapped. Play any time before attack damage is assigned.

Theodar strode the battle lines, snatching swords with his bare hands and casting them aside until all cowered before him.Illus. Mark Poole

Infinite AuthorityBuy, WWW, RareEnchant CreatureAll creatures with toughness 3 or less blocking target creature or blocked by target creature are destroyed at end of combat. At the end of the turn put a +1/+1 counter on the target creature for each creature destroyed in this manner during the turn. Counters remain on creature even if enchantment leaves play.

KismetBuy, 3W, UncommonEnchantmentAll creatures, lands, and artifacts played by opponent come into play tapped.

Illus. Kaja Foglio

Land TaxBuy, W, UncommonEnchantmentDuring your upkeep, if an opponent controls more land than you, you may search your library and remove up to three basic land cards and put them into your hand. Reshuffle your library afterwards.

Illus. Brian Snoddy

LifebloodBuy, 2WW, RareEnchantmentYou gain 1 life each time one of opponent's mountains becomes tapped.

“Foolish wizard! As you tap the power of your lofty keep, so grows my strength.” —Malvern Xelionos, LettersIllus. Mark Tedin

The purpose of any moat is to impede attack. Some are filled with water, some with thistles. Some are filled with things best left unseen.Illus. Jeff A. Menges

Osai VulturesBuy, 1W, CommonSummon - Vultures [1/1]FlyingAt the end of any turn in which a creature is placed in the graveyard from play, put a counter on the Vultures. Remove two counters to give Vultures +1/+1 until end of turn.

A sign of battle, the Vultures circle and wait for the victorious to depart.Illus. Dan Frazier

Petra SphinxBuy, 2WWW, RareSummon - Sphinx [3/4]tap: Target player names a card and then turns over the top card of his or her library. If it matches the named card, the card is put in the player's hand; otherwise it is put into the graveyard.

What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?Illus. Sandra Everingham

Presence of the MasterBuy, 3W, UncommonEnchantmentWhile Presence of the Master is in play, any new enchantments cast are countered.

Illus. Phil Foglio

Rapid FireBuy, 3W, RareInstantPlay before defense is chosen. Target creature gains first strike until end of turn. If the creature does not already have rampage, then it also gains rampage: 2 until end of turn.

Illus. Justin Hampton

Remove EnchantmentsBuy, W, CommonInstantRemove all enchantments you control and remove all enchantment cards played on all permanents you control. If this spell is cast during opponent's attack, also remove all enchantment cards played on attacking creatures. All enchantments you own are returned to your hand; all other enchantments are destroyed.

Wall of CaltropsBuy, 1W, CommonSummon - Wall [2/1]If Wall of Caltrops and one or more other walls join to block an attacker and no other creatures besides walls block that attacker, Wall of Caltrops gains banding ability until end of turn.

Brine HagBuy, 2UU, UncommonSummon - Hag [2/2]On the turn during which Hag is placed in the graveyard, all creatures who dealt damage to Hag that turn become 0/2 creatures. Use counters to mark these creatures.

“Full fathom five thy father lies;/ Of his bones are coral made;/ Those are pearls that were his eyes;/ Nothing of him that doth fade,/ But doth suffer a sea-change/ Into something rich and strange.” —William Shakespeare, The TempestIllus. Liz Danforth

Dream CoatBuy, U, UncommonEnchant CreatureCaster may change target creature's color to any other color. This ability is played as an interrupt. Limit of one change per turn. Cost to tap, maintain, or use a special ability of target creature remains entirely unchanged.

“Adopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock. Now follow in this direction, now turn a different hue.” —Theognis, Elegies 1, 215Illus. Anthony S. Waters

Elder SpawnBuy, 4UUU, RareSummon - Spawn [6/6]Elder Spawn cannot be blocked by red creatures. Sacrifice one of your islands during your upkeep or Elder Spawn does 6 damage to you and is buried.

Illus. Jesper Myrfors

Enchantment AlterationBuy, U, CommonInstantSwitch target enchantment from one creature to another or from one land to another. The controller of the enchantment does not change. New target of enchantment must be valid or this spell has no effect. Treat this as if the enchantment had just been caston the new target.

Glyph of DelusionBuy, U, CommonInstantPut X counters on one target creature that target wall blocked during this turn; X is the power of the blocked creature. Creature does not untap as normal while it has one or more of these counters on it. Remove one counter during creature's controller'supkeep.

Illus. Susan Van Camp

In the Eye of ChaosBuy, 2U, RareEnchant WorldAll instants and interrupts are countered unless their caster pays an additional X, where X is the casting cost of the spell being cast.

Illus. Brian Snoddy

Invoke PrejudiceBuy, UUUU, RareEnchantmentIf opponent casts a Summon spell that does not match the color of one of the creatures under your control, that spell is countered unless the caster pays an additional X where X is the casting cost of the Summon spell.

Illus. Harold McNeill

JuxtaposeBuy, 3U, RareSorceryTarget player and caster each choose one of the creatures they control with the highest casting cost. Exchange control of these creatures. Then do the same for artifacts. Juxtapose does not tap or untap these cards. The control of any enchantment cards played on these permanents is unchanged. If one player does not have an artifact or creature do not trade that type of card.

Illus. Justin Hampton

Land EquilibriumBuy, 2UU, RareEnchantmentIf your opponent controls at least as much land as you do, he or she must sacrifice a land for each land he or she puts into play.

Illus. Jesper Myrfors

Mana DrainBuy, UU, UncommonInterruptCounters target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add X to your mana pool, where X is the casting cost of target spell.

Illus. Mark Tedin

Part WaterBuy, XXU, UncommonSorceryX target creatures gain islandwalk until end of turn.

“. . . and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.” —Exodus, 14:22Illus. NéNé Thomas

Creatures of the Æther are notorious for neglecting their own well-being.Illus. Susan Van Camp

Psychic PurgeBuy, U, CommonSorceryPsychic Purge does 1 damage to any target. If a spell cast by opponent or a permanent under opponent's control causes you to discard this card, opponent loses 5 life. Effects that prevent or redirect damage may not be used to counter this loss of life.

Illus. Susan Van Camp

Puppet MasterBuy, UUU, UncommonEnchant CreatureIf target creature is placed in the graveyard, return creature to owner's hand. All enchantments on target creature are destroyed. You may pay UUU to return Puppet Master to its owner's hand if target creature returns to its owner's hand.

Illus. Sandra Everingham

RecallBuy, XXU, RareSorcerySacrifice X cards from your hand and then bring X cards from your graveyard to your hand. Then remove Recall from the game.

Illus. Brian Snoddy

Relic BindBuy, 2U, UncommonEnchant ArtifactWhen target artifact is tapped, the controller of Relic Bind can choose to do 1 damage to any player or give 1 life to any player.

Nethya stiffened suddenly, head cocked as if straining to hear some distant sound, then felt lifeless to the ground.Illus. Brian Snoddy

ResetBuy, UU, UncommonInterruptAll your lands untap. Reset can only be played on an opponent's turn after his or her upkeep phase.

Illus. Nicola Leonard

ReverberationBuy, 2UU, RareInstantDamage from one sorcery spell is redirected to its caster.

Illus. Justin Hampton

Sea Kings' BlessingBuy, U, UncommonInstantChanges the color of one or more target creatures to blue until end of turn. You choose which and how many creatures are affected. Cost to tap, maintain, or use a special ability of target creature(s) remains entirely unchanged.

TelekinesisBuy, UU, RareInstantTarget creature deals no damage during combat this turn. Creature becomes tapped and may not untap as normal during its controller's next two untap phases.

Illus. Daniel Gelon

TeleportBuy, UUU, RareInstantTarget creature cannot be blocked until end of turn. Play after attack is declared and before defense is chosen.

Illus. Douglas Shuler

Time ElementalBuy, 2U, RareSummon - Elemental [0/2]2UUtap: Return target permanent to owner's hand. Cannot target permanents with enchantment cards played on them.If Time Elemental blocks or attacks it is destroyed and does 5 damage to controller.

Illus. Amy Weber

UndertowBuy, 2U, UncommonEnchantmentCreatures with islandwalk may be blocked as if they did not have this ability.

Illus. Randy Asplund

Venarian GoldBuy, XUU, CommonEnchant CreaturePut X counters on target creature. Target creature becomes tapped when Venarian Gold is cast. Creature does not untap as normal if it has any of these counters on it. Remove one counter during creature's controller's upkeep phase.

Illus. Daniel Gelon

Wall of VaporBuy, 3U, CommonSummon - Wall [0/1]Damage done to Wall of Vapor by creatures it blocks is reduced to 0.

“Walls of a castle are made out of stone,/ Walls of a house out of bricks or of wood./ My walls are made out of magic alone,/ Stronger than any that ever have stood.” —Chrysoberyl Earthsdaughter, IncantationsIllus. Richard Thomas

Although greatly prized among falconers, the Zephyr Falcon is capricious and not easily tamed.Illus. Heather Hudson

AbominationBuy, 3BB, UncommonSummon - Abomination [2/6]All green or white creatures blocking or blocked by Abomination are destroyed at the end of combat.

Illus. Mark Tedin

All Hallow's EveBuy, 2BB, RareSorceryPut two counters on this card. Remove a counter during your upkeep. When you remove the last counter from All Hallow's Eve, all players take all creatures from their graveyards and put them directly into play. Treat these creatures as though they were just summoned. You choose what order they come into play.

Illus. Christopher Rush

BlightBuy, BB, UncommonEnchant LandIf target land becomes tapped, it is destroyed at the end of the turn.

“‘War is no picnic,' my father liked to say. But the Ants seemed to disagree.” —General Chanek ValterothIllus. Richard Thomas

Chains of MephistophelesBuy, 1B, RareEnchantmentEvery time a player draws a card, that player must first discard a card from his or her hand. If there are no cards in player's hand, take top card from library and place it in the graveyard instead of drawing. This enchantment does not apply to the firstcard drawn by a player during the draw phase.

Illus. Heather Hudson

Cosmic HorrorBuy, 3BBB, RareSummon - Horror [7/7]First strikePay 3BBB during your upkeep or Cosmic Horror does 7 damage to you and is destroyed.

“Then flashed the living lightning from her eyes,/ And screams of horror rend th' affrighted skies.”—Alexander Pope, The Rape of the LockIllus. Jesper Myrfors

Cyclopean MummyBuy, 1B, CommonSummon - Mummy [2/1]If Mummy is placed in the graveyard from play, remove it from the game.

The ritual of plucking out an eye to gain future sight is but a curse that enables the living to see their own deaths.Illus. Edward P. Beard, Jr.

DarknessBuy, B, CommonInstantCreatures attack and block as normal, but none deal any damage. All attacking creatures are still tapped. Play any time before attack damage is assigned.

“If I must die, I will encounter darkness as a bride,/ And hug it in my arms.” —William Shakespeare, Measure for MeasureIllus. Harold McNeill

The voices of the dead ring in the heart long after they have faded from the ears.Illus. Edward P. Beard, Jr.

Giant SlugBuy, 1B, CommonSummon - Slug [1/1]5: During controller's next upkeep Giant Slug gains landwalk ability of controller's choice until end of turn. The type of landwalk chosen must correspond with one of the five basic land types.

Illus. Anson Maddocks

Glyph of DoomBuy, B, CommonInstantAll creatures blocked by target wall are destroyed at the end of combat.

“He knows he has a short span of life, that the day will come when he must pass through the wall of oblivion . . .” —William FaulknerIllus. Susan Van Camp

GreedBuy, 3B, RareEnchantmentB: Draw an extra card and lose 2 life. Effects that prevent or redirect damage may not be used to counter this loss of life.

“There is no calamity greater than lavish desires./ There is no greater guilt than discontentment./ And there is no greater disaster than greed.” —Tao Tê Ching 46Illus. Phil Foglio

Hell SwarmBuy, B, CommonInstantAll creatures get -1/-0 until end of turn.

The brightness of day turned in an instant to dusk as the swarm descended upon the battlefield.Illus. Christopher Rush

Hell's CaretakerBuy, 3B, RareSummon - Hell's Caretaker [1/1]tap: During your upkeep sacrifice a creature and take a creature from your graveyard and put it directly into play. Treat this creature as though it were just summoned.

You might leave here, Chenndra, should another take your place . . . .Illus. Sandra Everingham

HellfireBuy, 2BBB, RareSorceryAll non-black creatures are destroyed. Hellfire does X + 3 damage to you; X is the number of creatures placed in the graveyard.

“High on a throne of royal state . . . insatiate to pursue vain war with heav'n.” —John Milton, Paradise LostIllus. Pete Venters

Horror of HorrorsBuy, 3BB, UncommonEnchantmentAllows caster to sacrifice a swamp to regenerate a target black creature.

ImprisonBuy, B, RareEnchant CreaturePay 1 each time target creature attempts to attack, block, or tap. That action is prevented and the creature becomes tapped. Destroy enchantment if mana is not paid.

Illus. Christopher Rush

Infernal MedusaBuy, 3BB, UncommonSummon - Medusa [2/4]All non-wall creatures blocking Medusa are destroyed at the end of combat, as are all creatures blocked by Medusa.

Illus. Anson Maddocks

Jovial EvilBuy, 2B, RareSorceryJovial Evil does 2 damage to opponent for each white creature he or she controls.

Lesser WerewolfBuy, 3B, UncommonSummon - Lycanthrope [2/4]B: Lesser Werewolf gets -1/-0 until end of turn. Put a -0/-1 counter on target creature that blocks or is blocked by the Werewolf. Use this ability after defense is chosen but before damage is dealt. You may not use this ability to reduce the Lesser Werewolf's power below 0.

She walks in the twilight, her steps make no sound,/ Her feet leave no tracks on the dew-covered ground./ Her hand gently beckons, she whispers your name—/ But those who go with her are never the same.Illus. Randy Asplund

TakklemaggotBuy, 2BB, UncommonEnchant CreaturePut a 0/-1 counter on target creature during its controller's upkeep. If the creature is placed in the graveyard, its controller chooses a new target for Takklemaggot. If there are no legal targets, Takklemaggot becomes an Enchantment and does 1 damage tothe controller of the last creature Takklemaggot was on, during his or her upkeep. Takklemaggot does not revert to a creature enchantment even if other creatures are afterwards brought into play.

Illus. Daniel Gelon

The AbyssBuy, 3B, RareEnchant WorldAll players bury one target non-artifact creature under their control, if they have any, during their upkeep.

“An immense river of oblivion is sweeping us away into a nameless abyss.” —Ernest Renan, Souvenirs d'Enfance et de JeunesseIllus. Pete Venters

The WretchedBuy, 3BB, RareSummon - Wretched [2/5]At the end of combat take control of all creatures that blocked The Wretched. The Wretched does not tap or untap these creatures. You lose control of these creatures if The Wretched leaves play or if you lose control of The Wretched.

Illus. Christopher Rush

Touch of DarknessBuy, B, UncommonInstantChanges the color of one or more target creatures to black until end of turn. You choose which and how many creatures are affected. Cost to tap, maintain, or to use a special ability of target creatures remains entirely unchanged.

Bogardan is a land as volatile as the creatures who live there.Illus. Daniel Gelon

Blazing EffigyBuy, 1R, CommonSummon - Effigy [0/3]When placed in the graveyard from play, Effigy does 3 damage to target creature. If an Effigy is damaged by another Effigy in this manner and is placed in the graveyard that turn, it deals the amount of damage received from the other Effigy in addition toits normal 3.

Caverns of DespairBuy, 2RR, RareEnchant WorldAll players may attack with no more than two creatures each turn and block with no more than two creatures each turn.

Illus. Harold McNeill

Chain LightningBuy, R, CommonSorceryChain Lightning does 3 damage to one target. Each time Chain Lightning does damage, the target or target's controller may then pay RR to have Chain Lightning do 3 damage to any target of that player's choice.

Illus. Sandra Everingham

CrevasseBuy, 2R, UncommonEnchantmentCreatures with mountainwalk may be blocked as if they did not have this ability.

Illus. Rob Alexander

Crimson KoboldsBuy, 0, CommonSummon - Kobolds [0/1]This card is a red spell when cast and Kobolds are a red creature.

Noted neither for their good looks nor their charm, Crimson Manticores can be fearsome allies. As dinner companions, however, they are best left alone.Illus. Daniel Gelon

Crookshank KoboldsBuy, 0, CommonSummon - Kobolds [0/1]This card is a red spell when cast and Kobolds are a red creature.

The Crookshank military boasts a standing army of nearly twenty-four million, give or take twenty-two million.Illus. Christopher Rush

DisharmonyBuy, 2R, RareInstantTarget attacking creature comes under your control untapped. Return to former controller at end of turn. This creature is no longer considered to have attacked. Play before defense is chosen.

Illus. Phil Foglio

Dwarven SongBuy, R, UncommonInstantChanges the color of one or more target creatures to red until end of turn. You choose which and how many creatures are affected. Cost to tap, maintain, or use a special ability of target creatures remains entirely unchanged.

Warriors of the Tsunami-nito School spend years in training to master the way of effortless effort.Illus. Anson Maddocks

Falling StarBuy, 2R, RareSorceryFlip Star onto the playing area from a height of at least one foot. Star must turn at least 360 degrees or it has no effect. When Falling Star lands, Falling Star does 3 damage to each creature that it touches. Any creatures damaged by Falling Star that are not destroyed become tapped.

The Yeti's single greatest asset is its unnerving ability to blend in with its surroundings.Illus. Dan Frazier

Primordial OozeBuy, R, UncommonSummon - Ooze [1/1]Must attack each turn if possible. Gains +1/+1 at end of your upkeep. Use counters. Then pay 1 per counter or Ooze deals 1 damage to you for each counter and becomes tapped.

The thick, moving mass from the beginning of evolution swallows and digests the animate and inanimate as it unthinkingly strives to continue its existence.Illus. Sandra Everingham

PyrotechnicsBuy, 4R, CommonSorceryPyrotechnics does 4 damage divided any way you choose among any number of targets.

Storm WorldBuy, R, RareEnchant WorldIf any player has less than four cards in hand at the end of his or her upkeep, Storm World does one damage to that player for each card less than four.

Illus. Christopher Rush

Tempest EfreetBuy, 1RRR, RareSummon - Efreet [3/3]tap: Pick a card at random from opponent's hand and place it in yours. Bury Tempest Efreet in opponent's graveyard. The change in ownership is permanent. Play as an interrupt, but opponent may prevent effect by paying 10 life or conceding game before the card to be switched is chosen—if this is done, Tempest Efreet is buried. Effects that prevent or redirect damage may not be used to counter this loss of life. Remove this card from deck if not playing for ante.

Wall of EarthBuy, 1R, CommonSummon - Wall [0/6]The ground shuddered violently and the earth seemed to come to life. The elemental force contained in the vast wall of earth was trapped, bent to its controller's will.Illus. Richard Thomas

Like so many obstacles in life, the Wall of Opposition is but an illusion, held fast by the focus and belief of the one who creates it.Illus. Harold McNeill

Winds of ChangeBuy, R, UncommonSorceryAll players shuffle their hands into their libraries, and then draw the same number of cards they originally held.

“‘Tis the set of sails, and not the gales,/ Which tells us the way to go.” —Ella Wheeler WilcoxIllus. Justin Hampton

Aisling LeprechaunBuy, G, CommonSummon - Faerie [1/1]All creatures that block or are blocked by Leprechaun become green creatures. Use counters to indicate changed creatures. Cost to tap, maintain, or use a special ability of target creature remains entirely unchanged.

Illus. Quinton Hoover

ArboriaBuy, 2GG, UncommonEnchant WorldIf a player does not cast a spell or put a card into play on his or her turn, no creatures may attack that player until after his or her next turn.

Illus. Daniel Gelon

Avoid FateBuy, G, CommonInterruptCounters target interrupt or enchantment. Can only counter spells that target a permanent under your control.

Illus. Phil Foglio

Barbary ApesBuy, 1G, CommonSummon - Ape [2/2]Unpredictable in the extreme, these carnivorous apes will prey even upon their own kind.Illus. Bryon Wackwitz

These stealthy felines have survived so many battles that some believe they must possess many lives.Illus. Melissa A. Benson

CocoonBuy, G, UncommonEnchant CreatureTap target creature you control and put three counters on it. Target creature does not untap as normal while it has one or more of these counters on it. Remove one counter during your upkeep. During the upkeep phase after the one in which the last counterwas removed, Cocoon is destroyed and target creature gains a +1/+1 counter and flying ability.

Illus. Mark Tedin

Concordant CrossroadsBuy, G, RareEnchant WorldCreatures may attack or use abilities that include the tap symbol during the turn they are brought into play.

“Flittering, wheeling,/ darting in to strike, and then/ gone just as you blink.” —“Dragonfly Haiku,” poet unkownIllus. Quinton Hoover

EurekaBuy, 2GG, RareSorceryBoth players may take any permanent in their hand and put it directly into play. Players take turns playing one card from their hand until neither wants to play more permanents. No other spells or effects of any kind may be used while Eureka is in effect.If a spell has an X in its casting cost, X is 0.

Illus. Kaja Foglio

Fire SpritesBuy, 1G, CommonSummon - Faerie [1/1]FlyingGtap: Add R to your mana pool. This ability is played as an interrupt.

Illus. Julie Baroh

Floral SpuzzemBuy, 3G, UncommonSummon - Spuzzem [2/2]If Floral Spuzzem attacks an opponent and is not blocked, then Floral Spuzzem may choose to destroy a target artifact under that opponent's control and deal no damage.

Illus. Rob Alexander

Giant TurtleBuy, 1GG, CommonSummon - Turtle [2/4]Giant Turtle may not attack if it attacked during your last turn.

“The turtle lives ‘twixt plated decks/ Which practically conceal its sex./ I think it clever of the turtle/ In such a fix to be so fertile.” —Ogden Nash, “The Turtle”Illus. Jeff A. Menges

Glyph of ReincarnationBuy, G, CommonInstantPlay after combat is over. All surviving creatures blocked by target wall this turn are buried. For each creature buried in this manner, choose one creature from attacker's graveyard and return it to play under attacker's control. Treat these creatures asif they were just summoned. If there are not enough creatures in attacker's graveyard, all creatures in attacker's graveyard are returned to play.

“Then inch by inch out of the grass rose up the head and spread hood of Nag, the big black cobra, and he was five feet long from tongue to tail.” —Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle BooksIllus. Sandra Everingham

Ichneumon DruidBuy, 1GG, UncommonSummon - Druid [1/1]Ichneumon Druid does 4 damage to any opponent casting an instant. This does not apply to the first instant cast by that opponent in each turn.

RebirthBuy, 3GGG, RareSorceryEach player may choose to be healed to 20 life. Any player choosing to be healed antes an additional card from the top of his or her library. Remove this card from your deck before playing if you are not playing for ante.

Illus. Mark Tedin

ReincarnationBuy, 1GG, UncommonInstantIf target creature is placed in graveyard this turn, bring a creature from that graveyard directly into play under the control of the owner of the target creature. Treat this creature as though it were just summoned.

Illus. Edward P. Beard, Jr.

RevelationBuy, G, RareEnchant WorldAll players play with the cards in their hands face up on the table.

“Many are in high place, and of renown: but mysteries are revealed unto the meek.” —Ecclesiastes 3:19Illus. Kaja Foglio

“How dull it is to pause, to make an end,/ To rust unburnished, not to shine in use,/ As though to breathe were life!” —Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “Ulysses”Illus. Liz Danforth

Shelkin BrownieBuy, 1G, CommonSummon - Faerie [1/1]tap: Remove the bands with other ability from target creature until end of turn.

Leave a bowl of milk on your doorstep each night for the brownies, or they'll cause you no end of mischief.Illus. Douglas Shuler

Storm SeekerBuy, 3G, UncommonInstantStorm Seeker does 1 damage to opponent for every card in his or her hand.

Illus. Mark Poole

SubdueBuy, G, CommonInstantTarget creature deals no damage during combat but gains X toughness until end of turn; X is target creature's casting cost.

Illus. Brian Snoddy

Sylvan LibraryBuy, 1G, UncommonEnchantmentYou may draw two extra cards during your draw phase, then either put two of the cards drawn this turn back on top of your library (in any order), or lose 4 lives per card not replaced. Effects that prevent or redirect damage may not be used to counter this loss of life.

Illus. Harold McNeill

Sylvan ParadiseBuy, G, UncommonInstantChanges the color of one or more target creatures to green until end of turn. You choose which and how many creatures are affected. Cost to tap, maintain, or use a special ability of target creatures remains entirely unchanged.

Illus. Randy Asplund

TyphoonBuy, 2G, RareSorceryTyphoon does 1 damage to each opponent for each island he or she controls.

Fierce winds ripped across the tropical landscape. What they did not destroy with their fiery breath was washed away by torrential rain.Illus. Anson Maddocks

Untamed WildsBuy, 2G, UncommonSorcerySearch your library for any one basic land and put it into play. This does not count towards your one land per turn limit. Reshuffle your library afterwards.

Illus. NéNé Thomas

Whirling DervishBuy, GG, UncommonSummon - Dervish [1/1]Protection from blackGains +1/+1 (use counters) at the end of each turn in which it does damage to opponent.

Illus. Susan Van Camp

Willow SatyrBuy, 2GG, RareSummon - Satyr [1/1]tap: Gain control of target legend. If Willow Satyr becomes untapped, you lose control of this legend; you may choose not to untap Willow Satyr as normal. You also lose control of legend if Willow Satyr leaves play, if you lose control of Willow Satyr, orif the game ends.

Illus. Jeff A. Menges

Winter BlastBuy, XG, RareSorceryX target creatures become tapped. Winter Blast does 2 damage to each target creature that has flying.

“Give them great meals of beef and iron and steel, they will eat like wolves and fight like devils.” —William Shakespeare, King Henry VIllus. Jeff A. Menges

Wood ElementalBuy, 3G, RareSummon - Elemental [*/*]*s in the lower right-hand corner are set to the number of untapped forests you sacrifice when Wood Elemental is brought into play.

Illus. Brian Snoddy

Adun OakenshieldBuy, GRB, RareSummon - Legend [1/2]GRBtap: Select one creature from your graveyard and place it in your hand.

“. . . And at his passing, the bodies of the world's great warriors shall rise from their graves and follow him to battle.” —The Anvilonian GrimoireIllus. Jeff A. Menges

Angus MackenzieBuy, WUG, RareSummon - Legend [2/2]WUGtap: Creatures attack and block as normal, but none deal any damage during combat. All attacking creatures are still tapped. Use this ability any time before attack damage is dealt.

“Battles no longer served a purpose in Karakas.” —Angus Mackenzie, DiaryIllus. Bryon Wackwitz

Axelrod GunnarsonBuy, 4BBRR, RareSummon - Legend [5/5]TrampleEach time a creature is placed in the graveyard during a turn in which Axelrod damaged it, you gain 1 life and Axelrod does 1 damage to target player.

Illus. Scott Kirschner

Ayesha TanakaBuy, UUWW, RareSummon - Legend [2/2]Bandingtap: Artifact effect which requires an activation cost is countered unless its controller spends W. This ability is played as an interrupt.

Illus. Bryon Wackwitz

Barktooth WarbeardBuy, 4BRR, UncommonSummon - Legend [6/5]He is devious and cunning, in both appearance and deed. Beware the Warbeard, for this brute bites as well as he barks!Illus. Andi Rusu

Gosta DirkBuy, 3WWUU, RareSummon - Legend [4/4]First strikeCreatures with islandwalk may be blocked as if they did not have this ability.

Illus. Richard Thomas

Gwendlyn Di CorciBuy, RBBU, RareSummon - Legend [3/5]tap: Target player discards one card from his or her hand at random. This power may only be used during your turn.

Urborg became the final resting place of many swordsmen of renown, their steel outmatched by the wiles of Gwendlyn.Illus. Julie Baroh

HalfdaneBuy, 1BUW, RareSummon - Legend [*/*]When Halfdane comes into play he is 3/3. During your upkeep, Halfdane acquires the current power and toughness of target creature other than Halfdane. If there are no legal targets, Halfdane becomes 3/3.

Hail from Tolaria the ever changing 'Dane.Illus. Melissa A. Benson

Hazezon TamarBuy, 4WGR, RareSummon - Legend [2/4]On your next upkeep after Hazezon is put into play, put * token Sand Warriors into play, where * is the number of lands under your control. Treat the Warriors as 1/1 white, green, and red creatures. If Hazezon leaves play, all Sand Warriors are also removed from game.

Jedit OjanenBuy, 4UWW, UncommonSummon - Legend [5/5]Mightiest of the Cat Warriors, Jedit Ojanen forsook the forests of his tribe and took service with the Robaran Mercenaries, rising through their ranks to lead them in the battle for Efrava.Illus. Mark Poole

Jerrard of the Closed FistBuy, 3GGR, UncommonSummon - Legend [6/5]Once, the order of the Closed Fist reached throughout the Kb'Briann Highlands. Now, Jerrard alone remains to uphold their standard.Illus. Andi Rusu

JohanBuy, 3WGR, RareSummon - Legend [5/4]If Johan does not attack and is not tapped, any of your creatures may attack without tapping.

Illus. Mark Tedin

Kasimir the Lone WolfBuy, 4UW, UncommonSummon - Legend [5/3]Popular indeed is the tale of how Kasimir was once a Holy man who renounced his order to take up the sword. But this tale is no more likely than any other.Illus. Richard Kane Ferguson

“When milady was young, the sight of a rainbow would fill her soul with peace. As she grew, she learned to share her rapture with others.” —Lady GabriellaIllus. Mark Poole

Lady OrcaBuy, 5BR, UncommonSummon - Legend [7/4]“I do not remember what he said to her. I remember her fiery eyes, fixed upon him for an instant. I remember a flash, and the hot breath of sudden flames made me turn away. When I looked again, Angus was gone.” —A Wayfarer, on meeting Lady OrcaIllus. Sandra Everingham

Marhault follows a strict philosophy, never letting emotions cloud his thoughts. No chance observer could imagine the rage in his heart.Illus. Mark Poole

NebuchadnezzarBuy, 3BU, RareSummon - Legend [3/3]Xtap: Name a card. Opponent reveals X cards from his or her hand at random, or entire hand if he or she does not have enough cards. Opponent then discards any of those cards that match the one you named. May only use this power during your turn.

Ramirez DePietro is a most flamboyant pirate. Be careful not to believe his tall tales, especially when you ask his age.Illus. Phil Foglio

Ramses OverdarkBuy, 2BBUU, RareSummon - Legend [4/3]tap: Destroys a target creature which has an enchantment card played on it.

Illus. Richard Kane Ferguson

Rasputin DreamweaverBuy, 4WU, RareSummon - Legend [4/1]Put seven counters on Rasputin when brought into play. You may remove a counter to prevent one damage to Rasputin or add 1 to your mana pool. This ability is played as an interrupt. Put one counter on Rasputin during your upkeep if he started the turn untapped. You may not have more than seven of these counters on Rasputin at any time.

Illus. Andi Rusu

Riven TurnbullBuy, 5BU, UncommonSummon - Legend [5/7]tap: Add B to your mana pool. This ability is played as an interrupt.

“Political violence is a perfectly legitimate answer to the persecution handed down by dignitaries of the state.”Illus. Richard Kane Ferguson

Rubinia SoulsingerBuy, 2UWG, RareSummon - Legend [2/3]tap: Gain control of target creature. Rubinia does not tap or untap this creature. If Rubinia becomes untapped you lose control of this creature; you may choose not to untap Rubinia as normal during your untap phase. You also lose control of target creature if either Rubinia leaves play or you lose control of Rubinia.

The Lady of the MountainBuy, 4GR, UncommonSummon - Legend [5/5]Her given name has been lost in the mists of time. Legend says that her silent vigil will one day be ended by the one who, pure of heart and spirit, calls out that name again.Illus. Richard Kane Ferguson

Tobias AndrionBuy, 3UW, UncommonSummon - Legend [4/4]Administrator of the military state of Sheoltun, Tobias is the military right arm of the empire and the figurehead of its freedom.Illus. Andi Rusu

An explorer of the Æther, Tuknir often discovers himself in the most unusual physical realms.Illus. Liz Danforth

Ur-DragoBuy, 3BBUU, RareSummon - Legend [4/4]First strikeCreatures with swampwalk may be blocked as if they did not have this ability.

Illus. Christopher Rush

Vaevictis AsmadiBuy, 2BBRRGG, RareSummon - Elder Dragon Legend [7/7]FlyingB: Gain +1/+0 until end of turn.R: Gain +1/+0 until end of turn.G: Gain +1/+0 until end of turn.Pay BRG during your upkeep or Vaevictis Asmadi is buried.